After the outbreak of the All-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chiang adopted a policy of "no resistance", which led to the loss of first the northeast and then the loss of north China in the Battle of the Great Wall. Although the Battle of Taierzhuang was won in the Battle of Suhu, the situation of the War of Resistance was still urgent, and soon the Nanjing Massacre, which shocked China and foreign countries, broke out, causing the Nationalist government to retreat to Chongqing. Later, the Battle of Changsha broke out, although the Japanese army was defeated, but in the subsequent Battle of Changheng, the Nationalist government was again defeated and Lost Hunan.
As the saying goes: Current events produce heroes, and at that time, many anti-war generals emerged in China, stubbornly fighting for the defense of their families and the country. In 1944, the Second World War entered the end, the Japanese army in terms of material and military strength are exhausted, at this time the Japanese army has been cornered, at the expense of all forces, launched an attack on the Chinese battlefield, the Battle of Hengyang is one of the most tragic battles. At that time, the guard of Hengyang was the general of the Nationalist army, Fang Xianjue, who requested it under the orders of Xue Yue, the commander of the Ninth Theater
Fang Xianjue must lead his troops to defend the city for 10 days
But in the midst of the chaos, Fang Xianjue misheard the deadline for defending the city as the 47th. Subsequently, under the fierce attack of artillery fire, Fang Xianjue's contact with the command was completely cut off, and the entire army was in a helpless situation.
In this battle, there was not only a huge gap in the number of Chinese and Japanese troops, but also a very large disparity in weapons and combat capabilities, and every battle with the Japanese army, Fang Xianjue had to pay a huge sacrifice.
However, it was in such a situation that Fang Xianjue, in order to defend these 47 days, stubbornly led the fighters to resist countless attacks of the Japanese army, and the fighters did not flinch, holding the Hengyang position with blood. In this way, the Tenth Army led by Fang Xianjue had less than 20,000 people, and actually killed more than 50,000 Japanese troops.
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。 And this Battle of Hengyang, which fought less and fought more, also achieved the title of Fang Xianjue Tough Guy General.
In fact, under the fierce attack of the Japanese army at that time, the rear command was also beaten into pieces, whether to abandon the city or hold on to it, all depended on Fang Xianjue's words. According to records, in the battle at that time, Fang Xianjue could have led the troops to break through, but among the more than 10,000 soldiers left at that time, more than 8,000 were wounded, and if they wanted to break through, they certainly could not bring disabled soldiers.
In order to save the wounded soldiers, Fang Xianjue negotiated with the Japanese commander and finally reached the condition that "the Japanese army shall not massacre the people and wounded soldiers, and treat them with humanism", and chose to surrender to the Japanese army.
After the battle, Fang Xianjue endured humiliation and burden, made contact with the support troops, and with the help of friendly troops, fled back to Chongqing, although defeated and surrendered, he was treated heroically during his recuperation in Chongqing. His feat of killing 50,000 Japanese troops at the Battle of Hengyang also led directly to the downfall of Hideki Tojo, a battle that was later known as the "Defense of Moscow in the East".
However, after that, some people thought that Fang Xianjue's surrender to the Japanese army was "greedy for life and afraid of death" and "treason against the enemy"; in fact, Fang Xianjue once said to his subordinates at the photo ceremony of surrender: "Under the eaves, who dare not bow their heads, the Japanese can only take pictures of us, but they cannot shine on our hearts." This sentence can very well reflect Fang Xianjue's true attitude when he surrendered.